United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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United States at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  USA
NOC United States Olympic Committee
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors
Flag bearer Janice-Lee Romary
Medals
Rank: 1		 Gold
45		 Silver
28		 Bronze
34		 Total
107
Olympic history (summary)
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The United States competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • Larry James — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
  • Jim Ryun — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
  • Ervin Hall — Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles
  • Edward Caruthers — Athletics, Men's High Jump
  • George Woods — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
  • Barbara Ferrell — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
  • Albert Robinson — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Michael Page, Michael Plumb, and James Wofford — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
  • Laurence Hough and Philip Johnson — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
  • John Writer — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
  • Thomas Garrigus — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
  • Kenneth Walsh — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
  • Don Schollander — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
  • John Kinsella — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
  • Charles Hickcox — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
  • Mitchell Ivey — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
  • Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
  • Gregory Buckingham — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
  • Gary Hall — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
  • Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
  • Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
  • Linda Gustavson — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
  • Pamela Kruse — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
  • Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
  • Susan Pedersen — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
  • Lynn Vidali — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
  • Richard Sanders — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Flyweight
  • Donald Behm — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Bantamweight

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  • Charles Greene — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
  • John Carlos — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
  • Ron Freeman — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
  • Tom Farrell — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
  • George Young — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase
  • Larry Young — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
  • Ralph Boston — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
  • Harlan Marbley — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight
  • James Wallington — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
  • John Lee Baldwin — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
  • Alfred Jones — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
  • James Henry — Diving, Men's Springboard
  • Keala O'Sullivan — Diving, Women's Springboard
  • Edwin Young — Diving, Men's Platform
  • Anne Peterson — Diving, Women's Platform
  • Michael Page — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
  • William Maher and John Nunn — Rowing, Men's Double Sculls
  • Mark Spitz — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
  • John Nelson — Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle
  • Ronald Mills — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke
  • Jack Horsley — Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke
  • Brian Job — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
  • Ross Wales — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
  • John Ferris — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
  • John Ferris — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
  • Linda Gustavson — Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle
  • Jane Barkman — Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle
  • Jane Swagerty — Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke
  • Kaye Hall — Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke
  • Sharon Wichman — Swimming, Women's 100 m Breaststroke
  • Susan Shields — Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly
  • Ellie Daniel — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
  • Jan Henne — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
  • Joseph Dube — Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 100 meters

Men's 200 meters

Men's 400 meters

Men's 800 meters

Men's 1.500 meters

  • Jim Ryun
  • Martin Liquori
  • Thomas Van Ruden

Men's 5.000 meters

Men's 10.000 meters

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 meter Hurdles

Men's 400 meter Hurdles

  • Ronald Whitney
  • Boyd Gittens
  • Geoff Vanderstock

Men's 3.000 meter Steeplechase

Men's 4x100m Relay

Men's 4x400m Relay

Men's 20km Walk

Men's 50km Walk

Men's Long Jump

Men's Triple Jump

Men's High Jump

Men's Pole Vault

Men's Shot Put

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Mark Murro
  • Frank Covelli
  • George Stenlund

Men's Discus Throw

Men's Hammer Throw

Men's Decathlon

[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 100 meters

Women's 200 meters

Women's 400 meters

  • Esther Stroy
  • Lois Ann Drinkwater
  • Jarvis Scott

Women's 800 meters

Women's 4x100m Relay

Women's 80m Hurdles

  • Patty Jean Van Wolvekaere
  • Julie Mae Dyer
  • Mamie Rallins

Women's Long Jump

Women's High Jump

  • Estelle Baskerville
  • Sharon Callahan
  • Eleanor Inez Montgomery

Women's Shot Put

  • Maren Seidler

Women's Javelin Throw

  • RaNae Jean Bair
  • Barbara Ann Frederick

Women's Discus Throw

  • Olga Fikotova Connolly
  • Carol Moseke

Women's Pentathlon

  • Pat Winslow
  • Cathy Hamblin

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Round Robin
  • Defeated Soviet Union (3-2)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-0)
  • Lost to Bulgaria (2-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to East Germany (0-3)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-1)
  • Defeated Belgium (3-0) → Seventh place
  • Team Roster
  • John Alstrom
  • Mike Bright
  • Wink Davenport
  • Smitty Duke
  • Tom Haine
  • Jack Henn
  • Butch May
  • Danny Patterson
  • Larry Rundle
  • Jon Stanley
  • Rudy Suwara
  • Pedro Velsaco
  • Head Coach: Jim Coleman

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Round Robin
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-3)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to South Korea (1-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
  • Lost to Peru (1-3)
  • Lost to Mexico (0-3) → 8th and last place
  • Team Roster
  • Patti Lucas Bright
  • Ann Heck
  • Fanny Hoppeau
  • Ninja Jorgenson
  • Laurie Lewis
  • Miki McFadden
  • Marilyn McReavy
  • Nancy Owen
  • Barbara Perry
  • Mary Margaret Perry
  • Sharon Peterson
  • Jane Ward (captain)

[edit] Water Polo

[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Brazil (10:5)
  • Defeated Spain (10:7)
  • Tied with Cuba (6:6)
  • Lost to Hungary (1:5)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (3:8)
  • Defeated West Germany (7:5)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Netherlands (6:3)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated East Germany (6:4) → 5th place
  • Team Roster

[edit] References